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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Arkansas

Figure 1: Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Education,* 1999
 

*Years of education includes only women aged 25 years and older.

Source: Birth Certificates, CDC, NCHS, National Vital Statistics System.

Graph shows women who smoked while pregnant in Arkansas in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 18.7%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 3.6%
• White, 22.7%
• Black, 9.4%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.4%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 21.8%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 21.8%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 21.3%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 15.2%
• Age greater than 34 years, 18.4%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 33.9%
• 12 years of education, 23.3%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 7.4%

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Figure 2: Percentage of Infants with Low Birth Weight, by Mother's Smoking Status, 1999
 

Source: Birth Certificates, CDC, NCHS, National Vital Statistics System.

Graph shows low birth weights for smokers and nonsmokers in Arkansas, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.6%
• Nonsmokers, 1.6%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 11.3%
• Nonsmokers, 6.0%

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Figure 3: Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Education, 1998
 

Source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.

Graph shows women who smoked during pregnancy, in Arkansas in 1998, by race/ethnicity, age, and years of education.

Arkansas, 20.0%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 10.5%
• White, 24.3%
• Black, 5.8%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 25.0%
• 20 to 24 years old, 21.5%
• 25 to 34 years old, 17.6%
• Greater than 34 years old, 15.2%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 39.8%
• 12 years of education, 24.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 7.6%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

Graph shows women who gave birth in 1999, by race:

• Hispanic, 5.4%
• White, 72.1%
• Black, 20.9%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.1%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.6%

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Age of Mother

Graph shows women who gave birth in 1999, by age:

• Less than 20 years old, 17.8%
• 20 to 24 years old, 33.5%
• 25 to 34 years old, 41.3%
• Greater than 34 years old, 7.4%

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Education of Mother

Graph shows women who gave birth in 1999, by years of education:

• Less than 12 years of education, 10.9%
• 12 years of education, 33.5%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 55.6%

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Date last reviewed: 03/21/2006
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion